Sasha Karen - Author - Channel Asia

Puppet to kick off competency-based partner program next month

Infrastructure automation software vendor Puppet is set to update its partner program next month, shifting towards a competency-based model.

McAfee Enterprise and FireEye merge to form Trellix

Extended detection and response company Trellix has formed out of a merger between McAfee Enterprise and FireEye, with plans to focus on managed service providers across Asia Pacific.

Micro Focus acknowledges top APJ partners for 2021

Micro Focus has acknowledged the efforts of its top performing partners across Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) at its annual GTM Summit for the region.

Ingram Micro shakes up leadership with new CEO

Ingram Micro’s CEO, Alain Monié, has moved into the role of executive chairman after a decade in the position, with executive vice president and president of Global Technology Solutions Paul Bay taking his place.

Microsoft and Amazon lead global 2021 vendor enterprise revenue ladder

Microsoft and Amazon have been ranked as the top IT vendors in terms of global enterprise revenue and revenue growth, respectively, during 2021.

Metaverse, edge computing to miss boom status in 2022

Edge computing and the metaverse are among the top technology trends that are unlikely to boom in the new year, according to at least one tech market advisory firm.

Zscaler promotes Foad Farrokhnia to lead APJ channel business

Cyber security vendor Zscaler has promoted its Australian and New Zealand channel head Foad Farrokhnia to cover the Asia Pacific and Japan region.

LogMeIn spins off LastPass brand into separate company

US-based vendor LogMeIn has spun off its LastPass brand into its own company in order to accelerate organic growth.

Red Hat hunts for APAC partners to grow ‘aggressively’

Red Hat’s recently promoted head of Asia Pacific, Marjet Andriesse, is on the lookout for new partners to “aggressively” grow its presence in the region.

ISMS.online seeks channel players for ‘flexible’ partner program

ISMS.online is seeking partners to join its newly launched “extensible and flexible” global partner program that is focused on information security.

Ingram Micro updates CloudBlue platform for sales streamlining

Ingram Micro’s CloudBlue division has added product information management capabilities to its cloud software and services platform CloudBlue Connect.

Juniper homes in on channel collaboration with partner program update

Juniper Networks is set to update its global Partner Advantage program with a new top tier and a focus on a collaborative sales approach.

Palo Alto Networks awards top performing JAPAC partners

Palo Alto Networks has praised its top performing partners in Japan and Asia Pacific (JAPAC) at its Ignite’21 Partner Summit.

Lenovo promotes Asia Pacific devices channel lead in partner push

Lenovo has promoted its Asia Pacific channel head of its devices group, Roy Ng, to handle channel operations for all of the vendor’s business groups.

APAC cloud services spending breaks records

IT and business spending across the Asia Pacific region has surged during the third quarter of 2021, with cloud services rocketing past traditional managed services.

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